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police in wisconsin have identified a suspect in the shooting today in brookfield, wisconsin. we see the suspect's home, these are the images that we're getting from one of our affiliates as police continue to look for this man, they don't have in custody, they say that he opened fire inside a spa injuring several people. he is still on the loose and police are investigating that as a possible domestic dispute. the chief of police is going to ho a news conference and we'll continue to monitor and bring it to you when it happens. >>> america has lost a liberal standard bearer, george mcgovern, the one-time presidential candidate, a preterm senator was a world war ii veteran, a protester of the vietnam war. >>> a critic of the syrian regime. we're going to hear from al assaad who was killed in a car bombing. the lebanese blame the libyan government. >>> foreign policy will be the main focus of tomorrow night's third and final presidential debate. it will take place in a hotly contested state, that is florida where the 29 electoral votes are a must-win for romney, which is no dou
police in wisconsin have identified a suspect in the shooting today in brookfield, wisconsin. we see the suspect's home, these are the images that we're getting from one of our affiliates as police continue to look for this man, they don't have in custody, they say that he opened fire inside a spa injuring several people. he is still on the loose and police are investigating that as a possible domestic dispute. the chief of police is going to ho a news conference and we'll continue to monitor...
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michelle obama is in ryan's home state of wisconsin. keeping an eye on the candidates there. >>> now, aa lot at stake from president obama and mitt romney in monday's third and final presidential debate. joining us now to talk about what we should be looking out for is cmn's fareed zakaria, host of fareed zakaria gps and a man who knows his foreign policy. let's talk a bit first about the back and forth over libya in tuesday night's debate. what did you make of it? >> well, i think clearly president obama got the better of that exchange, and romney just made a mistake and dug himself deeper into that mistake by insisting that he was right on what was really kind of a technical point, and it distracted attention from his larger argument, which was a perfectly fair one, which was the administration had been at the very least very clumsy in the way it had handled the aftermath of the crisis, so -- >> do you see that being rectified in the next round? >> i think he'll be very hard on obama. yes. i think what romney has decided is that the b
michelle obama is in ryan's home state of wisconsin. keeping an eye on the candidates there. >>> now, aa lot at stake from president obama and mitt romney in monday's third and final presidential debate. joining us now to talk about what we should be looking out for is cmn's fareed zakaria, host of fareed zakaria gps and a man who knows his foreign policy. let's talk a bit first about the back and forth over libya in tuesday night's debate. what did you make of it? >> well, i...
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. >> the election may hinge on how women vote in states like wisconsin. we sent miguel marquez to the southeastern wisconsin town of waterford, where he talked with business women, many of them still waivering on how they'll vote. >> reporter: here we are milking cow in wisconsin. who else would we be doing in a place that offers up such delicious dairy delicacies. this is in play, in a place that hasn't voted for a republican since reagan in 1984. the rank family has farmed here since grover cleveland was president. marcia rank and linda nelson have run the family dairy for 16 years. >> right underneath. yeah. >> reporter: twice a day, 3:00 a.m. and p.m., they milk their cows. they want to expand, but it is pricey and credit tight. their biggest concern, government debt acting like an anchor on the economy. either of you made up your mind about who you're going to vote for? >> i have a pretty good idea. >> yeah. >> reporter: but still could change it? >> could change it. >> yeah. >> anything can change. >> reporter: so what is it they want out of the whi
. >> the election may hinge on how women vote in states like wisconsin. we sent miguel marquez to the southeastern wisconsin town of waterford, where he talked with business women, many of them still waivering on how they'll vote. >> reporter: here we are milking cow in wisconsin. who else would we be doing in a place that offers up such delicious dairy delicacies. this is in play, in a place that hasn't voted for a republican since reagan in 1984. the rank family has farmed here...
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a man started shooting inside a hair and nail sa money outside milwaukee, wisconsin. here's a shopping center where it happened, seven people were shot. police say three of those people are dead. they believe that this man is their shooter. right there. police say they know where he lives. they have his car. they're trying to figure it out. a live report moments away. >>> violent protests erupted in beirut after the funeral of lebanon's assassinated intelligence chief. general wa saw him wa saw him a was killed friday. some protesters are blaming syria for the assassination and pointing fingers at lebanon's government which is linked to hezbollah. syria's government and hezbollah have condemned the assassination. more ahead from beirut in this broadcast. >>> at least 85 people were killed in syria today, including five children and five women. syria's bloody sift war is more than 18 months old. the u.n. arab league envoy president with charles assad in damascus. the envoy is trying to broker a cease-fire before an important muslim holiday begins on friday. >>> debate
a man started shooting inside a hair and nail sa money outside milwaukee, wisconsin. here's a shopping center where it happened, seven people were shot. police say three of those people are dead. they believe that this man is their shooter. right there. police say they know where he lives. they have his car. they're trying to figure it out. a live report moments away. >>> violent protests erupted in beirut after the funeral of lebanon's assassinated intelligence chief. general wa saw...
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this is lacrosse, wisconsin, let me say it again, this is home turf for his opponent, paul ryan. we're going to sneak a quick break in. as soon as we see joe biden, we'll take him live. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> lacrosse, wisconsin, the vice president, i was just told the crowd booed as he started talking debate and mentioned the words paul ryan. let's listen. >> anyone who watched that debate, i don't think there is any doubt that congressman ryan and i, governor romney and the president, we have a fundamentally different vision for america and quite frankly a fundamentally different value set. and the fact is that the differences that we have about the future of this country are quite frankly profound, as profound as any dif
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in fact, it's probably one of the largest in southeast wisconsin, so the city of brookfield population is about 38,000, but with this commercial corridor, we almost triple that in population in daytime hours with transients who come to shop in the area and so forth. so although we are typical sleepy suburban area because of the commercial corridor, it invites in a lot of other people which has been to the benefit of the community but then also it, you know, creates situations like this. not to say that this happens on a regular basis, because certainly it does not. >> of course not. this would have been a very busy place on a sunday morning, right? >> yeah. it was probably just starting to get busy. i don't think the mall actually opens until noon, maybe 11:00 at the earliest. i was actually kind of surprised to hear that azana where the shooting might have taken place was in my district, i was actually kind of surprised that they were even open on a sunday. it could have been a lot busier time, but fortunately, things were probably just kind of getting up and running in the community.
in fact, it's probably one of the largest in southeast wisconsin, so the city of brookfield population is about 38,000, but with this commercial corridor, we almost triple that in population in daytime hours with transients who come to shop in the area and so forth. so although we are typical sleepy suburban area because of the commercial corridor, it invites in a lot of other people which has been to the benefit of the community but then also it, you know, creates situations like this. not to...
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but let's begin with wisconsin. democratic senator, retiring, the national republican senatorial committee has now put out this ad that compares the congressional voting record of the democratic base to nancy pelosi. what is the point? >> it is a tried and true strategy for the republicans to tie any democrat to the democratic leader nancy pelosi. let's start with the republican in the race, tommy thompson. governor of wisconsin for 13 years. really popular back then. republicans were hoping that because of that him as their candidate would make this a relatively easy pickup for republicans. especially since as you mentioned the democratic candidate who is the congresswoman, tammy baldwin, she's relatively liberal and she's from the ultra liberal college town of madison, which isn't necessarily how the entire electorate of wisconsin which tends to be more conservative, that is really one of the main arguments from the republicans against her. listen to this ad. >> can we really trust tammy baldwin? baldwin pledged t
but let's begin with wisconsin. democratic senator, retiring, the national republican senatorial committee has now put out this ad that compares the congressional voting record of the democratic base to nancy pelosi. what is the point? >> it is a tried and true strategy for the republicans to tie any democrat to the democratic leader nancy pelosi. let's start with the republican in the race, tommy thompson. governor of wisconsin for 13 years. really popular back then. republicans were...
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ted rolands takes a look at one pierce fight in wisconsin wes. >> here in wisconsin it is known as the senate race between tammy and tommy. it has been contentious, and it is extremely close. >> ae 14-year veteran of the house of representatives. up for grabs is the senate seat left open by retiring democrat herb cole, which republicans desperately want to help them win a majority. >> i am tommy thompson zsh i'm tammy baldwin. >> reporter: both sides are pouring in cash. stateord $40 million has been spent so far on this e-fou coming from groups not directly associated with the candidate, but are very interested in the outcome. >> you can't turn on your tv right now without running into ads for tammy and tommy. >> reporter: daniel bice has been covering wisconsin politics for more than 20 years. this race he says is all about attacking the opponent. >> no longer supports the interest of wisconsin. he is trying to define her not as the nice tammy baldwin you see on tv, but as an extreme liberal who votes in a way that people in wisconsin would not support. >>> each agree each candidate
ted rolands takes a look at one pierce fight in wisconsin wes. >> here in wisconsin it is known as the senate race between tammy and tommy. it has been contentious, and it is extremely close. >> ae 14-year veteran of the house of representatives. up for grabs is the senate seat left open by retiring democrat herb cole, which republicans desperately want to help them win a majority. >> i am tommy thompson zsh i'm tammy baldwin. >> reporter: both sides are pouring in cash....
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southeastern wisconsin can feel safe in this matter that we are not seeking any additional suspects. >> so here is what we know right now. three people are dead, four people are wounded. the man witnesses say walked into a day spa and started shooting is dead, suicide they believe. police now are trying to put together why he did it and to draw a connection to the victims. >>> preparations are underway for the third and final presidential debate. it is in boca raton, florida, on monday night. the focus will be foreign policy. senior political director mark preston is there. mark? >> reporter: 24 hours from now the candidates will be seated at a table behind me for this 90-minute debate. perhaps that will calm down a little bit of the fireworks we saw a week ago where barack obama had to reassert himself to try to energize his base and show, in fact, he was not going to back down to mitt romney. mitt romney is going to get the first question tomorrow night. they'll both have a chance then to answer the question and then there will be a discussion on it. this is going to be about forei
southeastern wisconsin can feel safe in this matter that we are not seeking any additional suspects. >> so here is what we know right now. three people are dead, four people are wounded. the man witnesses say walked into a day spa and started shooting is dead, suicide they believe. police now are trying to put together why he did it and to draw a connection to the victims. >>> preparations are underway for the third and final presidential debate. it is in boca raton, florida, on...
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this local news anker from wisconsin gave a four-minute smackdown to a nasty fan. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare su
this local news anker from wisconsin gave a four-minute smackdown to a nasty fan. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still...
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should the folks in iowa, should the folks in wisconsin, which both states you've mentioned, should they be ready for a lot more love from both campaigns in the coming weeks? >> reporter: yes. i think it is impossible now to buy more tv time in ohio. the campaigns will find some way to figure it out, cable time, sports programming, but in time of the noon news or 6:00 news, that time is sold out. i'm in virginia now. this state is 50/50. the romney campaign believes it is trending their way. if you just take a worse case scenario for president obama, and let's say governor romney wins florida, governor romney gets north carolina, virginia back to its republican dna and romney wins virginia, you say here comes romney, here comes romney. the president can stop him if right now he's ahead in wisconsin, he's ahead in ohio, ahead in the public polls in iowa, the romney campaign says that's a dead heat. if the president can hold ohio it almost impossible, not impossible, but almost impossible for governor romney to get to 270. i suspect we got two weeks to go. vice president biden will be payi
should the folks in iowa, should the folks in wisconsin, which both states you've mentioned, should they be ready for a lot more love from both campaigns in the coming weeks? >> reporter: yes. i think it is impossible now to buy more tv time in ohio. the campaigns will find some way to figure it out, cable time, sports programming, but in time of the noon news or 6:00 news, that time is sold out. i'm in virginia now. this state is 50/50. the romney campaign believes it is trending their...
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. >>> police are now saying that three of the seven victims in brookfield, wisconsin have died. the police are saying that the shooter was 25-year-old radcliffe houghton. police just watched up this news conference and said i believe they had come across an ied in the shooting and quite remarkable on top of the tragedy, what do we know about that? >> there is a bomb squad at the scene, as you indicated, marilyn, they don't know the circumstances, or if they do they're not revealing much information about this. after the shooting occurred and when the team went in, they found what is being called an improvised explosive device. that's what they're working to clear in one portion of the salon. here's what was said a moment ago. >> i can also tell you that in the process of clearing that building, we have identified as who's being described as an improvised explosive device. >> what we can tell you is that they're now trying to diffuse that, remove it, so they can totally clear the scene. but let's recap what happened here, martin. right now we're taking a look at the suspect's hou
. >>> police are now saying that three of the seven victims in brookfield, wisconsin have died. the police are saying that the shooter was 25-year-old radcliffe houghton. police just watched up this news conference and said i believe they had come across an ied in the shooting and quite remarkable on top of the tragedy, what do we know about that? >> there is a bomb squad at the scene, as you indicated, marilyn, they don't know the circumstances, or if they do they're not...
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it's going to be very close, but in the end, i think iowa and ohio and wisconsin are going to be our line, if you will. in the sand, and they're going to help the president get re-elected. >> do you think the president should put forward new ideas -- excuse me, new ideas, new thoughts, or just simply continue as is? in other words, do you bring in a new campaign tactic now or it's two weeks, let's just focus on what we said and hold on? >> i think you have to focus on the plan forward. as an example, on his plan to cut the deficit by $4 trillion, but to do so in a way that is very similar to the simpson-bowles framework which says you have to cut spending but you also have to raise revenues. that's why he doesn't want to extend the bush tax cuts. he want to keep them where they were during the clinton administration when we went from deficits to surplus. and created 23 million jobs. according to moody analytics, if we stay the path, we will create 12 million jobs in the next four years. he's got to talk about why obama care is good for the american people. he's got to talk about the
it's going to be very close, but in the end, i think iowa and ohio and wisconsin are going to be our line, if you will. in the sand, and they're going to help the president get re-elected. >> do you think the president should put forward new ideas -- excuse me, new ideas, new thoughts, or just simply continue as is? in other words, do you bring in a new campaign tactic now or it's two weeks, let's just focus on what we said and hold on? >> i think you have to focus on the plan...
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here we are milking cows in wisconsin. this is a county and state in play, in a place that hasn't voted for a republican since reagan in 1984. the rank family has farmed here since grover cleveland was president. they have run the family dairy for 16 years. >> right underneath. >> reporter: twice a days, 3 a.m. and p.m., they milk their 80 cows. they want to expand but government debt is acting like an anchor on the economy. >> have either of you made up your mind about who you're going to vote for? >> i have a pretty good idea. >> reporter: but still could change it? >> could change it. anything could change. >> reporter: so what is it they want out of a white house? >> going to take someone who wants to strap on their big boy boots and really take charge and say we are in a world of hurt, we need change. >> voters here take elections seriously. turnout is high and most voters independent. to give you an idea of just how swinging wisconsin is, these counties voted for george bush in 2000 and 2004. those same counties vote
here we are milking cows in wisconsin. this is a county and state in play, in a place that hasn't voted for a republican since reagan in 1984. the rank family has farmed here since grover cleveland was president. they have run the family dairy for 16 years. >> right underneath. >> reporter: twice a days, 3 a.m. and p.m., they milk their 80 cows. they want to expand but government debt is acting like an anchor on the economy. >> have either of you made up your mind about who...
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the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that the former governor was not at that brunch at that fall republican brunch in kenosha, wisconsin, and has put out that apology. we'll be right back. five days l, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a
the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that...
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let's make sure -- >> paul ryan campaigned this morning in his home state of wisconsin, talked up the packers, talked up mitt romney and reminded supporters that wisconsin has developed a habit of voting democratic. we will talk about how wisconsin may prove crucial here. >> we have republicans trying to redefine rape. >> trying to force women to undergo invasive ultrasounds. >> if -- >> scarlett johansson fronting this new ad geared toward women, actress kelly washington and eva longoria appear in the pro obama spot sponsored by moveon.org. >> he has to be more energetic. you'll see someone very passionate about the -- >> looking ahead to tomorrow night's debate, the president's supporters were looking for more oomph. team obama set up camp in williamsburg, virginia, there is the president with some pizza, stopping by to thank volunteers. and within just these past couple of hours we have adjusted our cnn poll of polls. let me show that to you now. and as you will see here in a second, as of this moment, it is showing a one-point lead for mitt romney. but take a look at this one. was
let's make sure -- >> paul ryan campaigned this morning in his home state of wisconsin, talked up the packers, talked up mitt romney and reminded supporters that wisconsin has developed a habit of voting democratic. we will talk about how wisconsin may prove crucial here. >> we have republicans trying to redefine rape. >> trying to force women to undergo invasive ultrasounds. >> if -- >> scarlett johansson fronting this new ad geared toward women, actress kelly...
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wisconsin seems a little safer for the president. but the republicans say maybe they're still in play there. what does the president doing, as jim noted, he's going to focus a lot of time on the three in midwest because they're close and compact. he and the vice president can hit all three of those states in a matter of a few hours. however, you have to have a backup plan in case governor romney can take iowa away, the president will go west. the latino vote is critical to nevada. when you got a dead heat race that either candidate could win, you're going to spend a lot of time and a lot of hours on the road and because you have to go from nevada to new hampshire to florida, got a lot of ground to cover. >> the president acknowledging how important the latino vote is. this is something the president told the des moines register, apparently kind of off the record, the quote now coming from an interview, a transcript of which the white house released just this morning, saying this is off the record, i will just be very blunt, should i
wisconsin seems a little safer for the president. but the republicans say maybe they're still in play there. what does the president doing, as jim noted, he's going to focus a lot of time on the three in midwest because they're close and compact. he and the vice president can hit all three of those states in a matter of a few hours. however, you have to have a backup plan in case governor romney can take iowa away, the president will go west. the latino vote is critical to nevada. when you got...
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you put up ohio, wisconsin and iowa. if the president wins those three states, brooke, and nothing else changes from how we have the map now if the president wins those three states, you see them there, that would give him -- he's at 237 now, there are 237 electoral college votes, tossups if you add those three in, that's 34 more, that's 271. if nothing else changed in the map, the president wins those three there, he's the next president of the united states. even if mitt romney won everything else that we listed as a battleground now, everything else, nevada, colorado, virginia, north carolina, new hampshire, and florida, that would get mitt romney to 267, close, but close doesn't count. he would have to change something else on the map, take away pennsylvania, take away michigan, if the president can win ohio, wisconsin and oiowa. these guys will be camping out in midwest, paying income tax there. >> we'll watch for you and everyone else talking about the debate. our coverage on cnn and cnn.com begins at 7:00 eastern
you put up ohio, wisconsin and iowa. if the president wins those three states, brooke, and nothing else changes from how we have the map now if the president wins those three states, you see them there, that would give him -- he's at 237 now, there are 237 electoral college votes, tossups if you add those three in, that's 34 more, that's 271. if nothing else changed in the map, the president wins those three there, he's the next president of the united states. even if mitt romney won everything...
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look at the signs in ohio and wisconsin, all they really did was state the law. voter fraud is a felony but the question is whether that kind of language was intimidating to people who saw the billboards and what the signs didn't say was that voter fraud is a problem in far less than 1% of the -- >> is voter fraud a big problem in this country? i have said no over and over on this program. and people will fight and go, no, it is -- it's not a problem. >> reporter: you can find all kind of anecdotes about voter fraud that go back years and years. but the question is whether research-wise, scientifically, empirically, is it the kind of problem that is substantial enough to launch a trend or whatever? and people say, no, no, it's just not that big of a problem. and there have been a lot of studies trying to find out differently. so far they found out that it's a very small problem. and that's why i address it the way i do. >> what is interesting to me is that the voter fraud issues don't come from people who are trying to vote and are not registered or use someone e
look at the signs in ohio and wisconsin, all they really did was state the law. voter fraud is a felony but the question is whether that kind of language was intimidating to people who saw the billboards and what the signs didn't say was that voter fraud is a problem in far less than 1% of the -- >> is voter fraud a big problem in this country? i have said no over and over on this program. and people will fight and go, no, it is -- it's not a problem. >> reporter: you can find all...
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ohio, wisconsin, and then now back to florida since they are out of the storm's path. cnn contributor anna and l.z., welcome back. great conversation last night and we'll continue to talk about the storm and how it will affect president obama, mitt romney and beyond where they hold campaign rallies. first to you, anna. >> listen, don, i'm from florida and a veteran of hurricanes and hurricanes are political conditions. it is hurricane politics 101. you have to be in charge. i think the best thing president obama can do right now is exactly what he's doing, which is suspend some of the campaign events and be in the white house, be in charge. i want to give him kudos on one thing, which is the administrative of fema, craig fugate, is a man who worked here in florida in charge of emergency management services in florida, well-known to floridians, he's now -- he worked under jeb bush in florida as a real pro. i think president obama deserves points for having chosen somebody that is a professional instead of a political crony. but it is very important. it can make or break
ohio, wisconsin, and then now back to florida since they are out of the storm's path. cnn contributor anna and l.z., welcome back. great conversation last night and we'll continue to talk about the storm and how it will affect president obama, mitt romney and beyond where they hold campaign rallies. first to you, anna. >> listen, don, i'm from florida and a veteran of hurricanes and hurricanes are political conditions. it is hurricane politics 101. you have to be in charge. i think the...
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other states to watch, wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. also very crucially the home state of the rnc chairman rex friedman. iowa, the hawkeye state. new hampshire. really this race could not be tighter right now. romney has had momentum the last couple of weeks, as you know. there's some sign that that is slowing up. both candidates hitting the campaign trail are racking up those frequent flyer miles trying to hit as many of them as possible over this crucial weekend. >> that's if hurricane sandy doesn't change all of their plans, and how they campaign. you too, mister. i know you are sleeping on the bus too. i am glad they gave you a lot of space. my next question is how you travel versus the way you travel. it's like first and second class. it's like first and eighth class. here's why i know that. here's mr. obama's campaign plan for monday alone. he would not be able to do it if he were on the bus. he is going to be flying -- let's see -- orlando, florida, for president clinton rally. then youngstown, ohio, with the president, former p
other states to watch, wisconsin, paul ryan's home state. also very crucially the home state of the rnc chairman rex friedman. iowa, the hawkeye state. new hampshire. really this race could not be tighter right now. romney has had momentum the last couple of weeks, as you know. there's some sign that that is slowing up. both candidates hitting the campaign trail are racking up those frequent flyer miles trying to hit as many of them as possible over this crucial weekend. >> that's if...
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then it's on to iowa and then on to wisconsin as well. but his campaign is doing stuff to help people out back on the east coast, people being affected. andrea saul said in north carolina, new hampshire, pennsylvania and virginia, we'll be collecting supplies at our victory offices to deliver local storm relief. in virginia, we are loading storm relief supplies onto the romney bus to be delivered. it's not the same as going to a fema news conference like the president is doing. but romney is trying to do his part. >> cnn's political editor, paul steinhauser, for us live, thank you very much. for more on today's campaigning and how the storm is changing those plans, you can check out cnn.com/politics. we still have our political unit doing all this coverage. you still get your information despite the fact that we're in emergency storm coverage on television. in the meantime, new york city's mayor, michael bloomberg, is briefing the news media right now about evacuations and the preparations as hurricane sandy nears landfall at new york cit
then it's on to iowa and then on to wisconsin as well. but his campaign is doing stuff to help people out back on the east coast, people being affected. andrea saul said in north carolina, new hampshire, pennsylvania and virginia, we'll be collecting supplies at our victory offices to deliver local storm relief. in virginia, we are loading storm relief supplies onto the romney bus to be delivered. it's not the same as going to a fema news conference like the president is doing. but romney is...
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paul ryan getting ready to campaign in his home state of wisconsin. this is a live look at his event in eau claire. he will visit green bay and racine. as you know it's a toss-up state with a recent poll showing president obama has an advantage. >>> meantime, vice president biden and mitt romney are in florida. not together, separately. romney's first in tampa, then coral gables and jacksonville. biden will be rallying in sarasota and later in ocala. president obama will stay off the campaign trail for another day. he will, instead, tour storm damage in new jersey. mitt romney is campaigning, but sensitively. it's less than a week before the election. how do candidates balance politics in the face of disaster? during a natural disaster. joining us now is thomas whalen, history professor at boston university, also offering commentary on the current campaign. thank you so much for being with us, thomas. >> my pleasure. >> there is a real danger p in how a president handles a natural disaster because it can sink a presidency, right? >> it could, potentia
paul ryan getting ready to campaign in his home state of wisconsin. this is a live look at his event in eau claire. he will visit green bay and racine. as you know it's a toss-up state with a recent poll showing president obama has an advantage. >>> meantime, vice president biden and mitt romney are in florida. not together, separately. romney's first in tampa, then coral gables and jacksonville. biden will be rallying in sarasota and later in ocala. president obama will stay off the...